Sussex Border Path
Sussex Border Path |
- A linear walk of 150 miles (240 km).
- Starting
at Thorney Island in West Sussex and ending at Rye in East Sussex, this beautiful and surprisingly remote route follows the
inland (Hampshire, Surrey and Kent) borders of Sussex.
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| Start |
- Thorney
Island, near Emsworth (grid ref SU753053).
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| Finish |
- Rye
in East Sussex (grid ref TQ918205).
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| For use by |
- For
use by walkers. Not always waymarked, the route can be adventurous and challenging.
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| Terrain |
- Constantly changing views, covering varied terrain.
- The route commences with a 9 mile
circuit of Thorney Island.
- The South Downs are designated as a National Park. There
are superb views to the north across the Weald and south to the Isle of Wight
- There are some moderately steep slopes
but the path mostly runs on farm tracks across rolling open country.
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| Average time to complete |
- People who are reasonably fit can do 12 - 15 miles (20km) per day. At this pace
it takes about 12 days to walk the whole route. Allow for an extra couple of miles (3km) or so each day to get to and from
accommodation and to visit the many interesting features along the route.
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| Highlights |
- Constantly changing views. Discover fine buildings including Norman and Saxon churches, half-timbered
houses, windmills and converted oasts and explore charming villages and pubs.
- For details of places to visit, go
to Visit Sussex
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| Transport |
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| Maps |
- OS maps: Explorer 120,122,125,133,134,135,136,146,147.
- and don't forget
to visit the iMap.
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| More information |
- Books: The official route guide, The Sussex Border Path by
John Allen ISBN 1-85058-677-2 covers the whole route and is designed to enable the route to be tackled as a series of day
walks. Although now out of print, it is still available at some libraries and may be found in second hand book shops.
- Websites:
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Page created:
14 August 2006
Last reviewed:
24 February 2010
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